The Sticks (album)

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The Sticks
Mother Mother The Sticks.jpg
Studio album by
Released Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg September 18, 2012
Flag of the United States.svg February 12, 2013 [1]
Studio Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver)
Genre Indie rock
Length47:40
Label Last Gang Records
Producer Ryan Guldemond
Ben Kaplan
Mother Mother chronology
Eureka
(2011)
The Sticks
(2012)
Very Good Bad Thing
(2014)
Singles from The Sticks
  1. "Let's Fall in Love"
    Released: July 17, 2012
  2. "Bit By Bit"
    Released: 2012
  3. "Infinitesimal"
    Released: 2013
Professional ratings
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The Sticks is the fourth album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother released in Canada on September 18, 2012, and in the United States on February 12, 2013. It is a concept album that deals with the notions of isolation, escapism and withdrawal from modern society. [4] [5] It was produced by band member Ryan Guldemond and producer Ben Kaplan. [6]

Contents

The album's first single, "Let's Fall in Love", was released on July 17, 2012. The single also included the B-Side track “The Sticks”. The second album single “Bit By Bit” was released October 22 with exclusive B-side “Slip Away” which was a song cut from the official album.

Track listing

All songs written by Ryan Guldemond.

No.TitleLength
1."Omen"1:07
2."The Sticks"4:03
3."Let's Fall in Love"3:08
4."Business Man"3:21
5."Dread in my Heart"2:32
6."Infinitesimal"2:57
7."Happy"3:58
8."Bit By Bit"3:18
9."Latter Days"3:30
10."Little Pistol"4:29
11."Love it Dissipates"3:00
12."Cry Forum"4:03
13."Waiting for the World to End"4:20
14."To the Wild"3:51
15."Cesspool of Love (Bonus Track)"3:06
16."All Gone (Bonus Track)"3:45

Personnel

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References

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  3. Edmonton Journal review
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